What is if you have one basketball and you don't add another basketball, you still have one basketball.
200
(3 x 2) x 4 = 3 x (2 x 4)
What is the associative property?
200
How can you compute 12 x 34 -- think properties, not just multiplication!
What is (12 x 30) + (12 x 4)
200
Commutative: 8 x 12 = ?
What is 12 x 8?
200
6 x 7 = ?
What is 7 x 6 = 6 x 7 = 42?
200
Tell us the commutative property trigger story.
What is Miss Sayer drives from Champaign to Monticello to go to school, and then from Monticello to Champaign. The drive is always the same.
300
5 + 0 = 5
What is the identity property?
300
If 8 x (3 x 4) is equal to (8 x 3) x 4, what property is being displayed?
What is the associative property?
300
Associative: 5 x (6 x 7)?
What is (5 x 6) x 7?
300
4 x (8 x 10) = ?
What is (4 x 8) x 10 = 32 x 10 = 320
300
Tell us the associative property story.
What is Spongebob and Patrick hang out and then Gary comes along...it ends up being the three of them. OR Gary and Patrick can be hanging out and Spongebob come along...it still ends up being the three of them.
400
4 x 0 = 0
What is the zero property?
400
Mr. Clark uses the expression 7 x ( 20 x n) to figure out his payroll. Which expression can also be used to figure this out?
What is (7 x 20) x n?
400
Commutative: 67 + 193 = ?
What is 193 + 67?
400
7 x (4 +10)
What is (7 x 4) + (7 x 10) = 28 + 70 = 98
400
Tell us the distributive property story.
What is the red angry bird launches and hits all the pigs. Each pig gets part of the bird.
OR
The candy man distributes the same amount of candy to each student.
500
5 x (30+4) = (5 x 30) + (5 x 4)
What is the distributive property?
500
What expression is equivalent to 4 x (6+n)?
What is (4 x 6) + (4 x n)?
500
Distributive: 5 x (7+10) = ?
What is (5 x 7) + (5 x 10)?
500
7 x 25
What is 7 x (20 + 5) = (7 x 20) + (7 x 5) = 140 + 35 = 175
500
Make up your own story for the distributive property.